Toilet seat



F. J. MOORE Jan. 14, 1941.

TOILET SEAT Filed 001). 5, 1938 Err/V701" fit/3x] 177001 0 W/J WW res-tea Jan. 14-, 1941 TOILET SEAT Francis J. Moore, Minneapolis, Minn.

Application October 5,

6 Claims.

My present invention relates to toilet seats and more particularly to a toilet seat of the divided type.

It is an object of this invention to provide a 5 toilet seat in which the sections thereof are independently adjustable toward or from each other to adjust the seat for adults and children. The invention further provides a divided toilet seat in which the sections are mounted for independ- 10 ent raising or lowering movement. Said invention still further provides a divided toilet seat in which the mountings for the seat sections are extremely simple and substantially entirely covered by the sections of the seat. The mountings 15 of the seat sections permit quick and easy adjustments of the sections without the use of catches or the like. Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description, reference being had to to the accompany- 20 ing drawing.

To the above end, generally stated, the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

25 In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

' Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a divided toilet seat,

having the invention embodied therein;

Fig. 2 is a rear end elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a view partly in rear end elevation and partly in section taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1;

35 Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail view with some parts sectioned on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail view with some parts sectioned on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3, on an enlarged scale, some parts being removed.

40 The numeral 6 indicates the two sections of a I divided toilet seat. These sections 6 are mounted on a bowl, not shown, for independent adjustment toward or from each other and also for independent raising or lowering movement. The

45 mountings which permit these movements of the seat sections 6 include a pair of anchor brackets I and a hinge rod 8 on the latter of which said sections are free to slide longitudinally thereof and also turn pivotally.

50 Each anchor bracket 1 is in the form of an angle the horizontal member of which is adapted to rest fiatwise on the top of the bowl and project rearward, and thevertical member of said anchor bracket is rearwardly inclined. The up- 5 per ends of the vertical members of the anchor 1938, Serial No. 233,397

brackets T terminate in the hubs 9 having horizontally aligned bores H) in which the hinge rod 8 is mounted with the end portions thereof projecting outward thereof. These anchor brackets 1 support the hinge rod 8 above and transversely 5 of the bowl. Set screws H having threaded engagement with the hubs 9 impinge against the hinge rod 8 and rigidly but adjustably connect said rod to the anchor brackets I.

The anchor brackets I are secured to the bowl 10 by screw-studs I2 having washers and nuts l3 and [4, respectively. The screw-studs l2, at their upper ends, are rigidly secured to the horizontal members of the anchor brackets 1 and depend therefrom for insertion through apertures in the bowl. When the anchor brackets l are mounted on a bowl, with the screw-studs [2 extending through the apertures provided therefor, the washers l3, and nuts, which are operative on the under stide of the bowl, hold the hori zontal members of said brackets firmly clamped on the upper surface of said bowl.

To mount the seat sections 6 on the hinge rod 8 for compounded sliding and pivotal movements, said sections are pivoted with horizontally aligned bores l5 which extend transversely through the seat sections 6 nearthe rear end portions thereof. A pair of bushings l6, fixed in the outer end portions of the bore 15 in each seat section 6, is slidable and pivotally mounted on the hinge 3o rod 8 with one of the hubs 9 between the inner ends of the respective pair of bushings l6. Each seat section B, on its under side, is recessed at IT, between the inner ends of the bushings [G to afiford working clearance around and at the ends of the respective hub 9.

The hubs 9 afford stops that limit the sliding movements of the seat section 6 on the hinge rod 8 relative to each other. Obviously the engagement of the seat sections 6, at the inner ends of the inner bushings it, with the hubs 9, limit the separating movement of said sections and adjusts the seat for adults. It is also obvious that the engagement of the seat sections 6, at the inner ends of the outer bushings IS, with the hubs 9 limit the movements of said sections toward each other, with a working clearance therebetween, and adjust the seat sections 6, for children.

On each seat section 6, within its recess H, is a stop surface is arranged to engage the ver tical member of the respective anchor bracket 1 and limit the raising movement of said seat section.

By reference to the drawing it will be noted that substantially all of the anchor brackets I and the hinge rod 8 are covered by the seat sections 6, thus leaving very little metal exposed.

The drawing illustrates a commercial form of the invention, but it will be understood that the same is capable of certain modifications as to details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts within the scope of the invention herein disclosed.

What I claim is:

1. A toilet seat construction comprising a hinge rod, separate complementary seat members each mounted on the hinge rod for swinging movement and sliding movement to and from each other by spaced journal members, and a pair of rod-supporting anchor brackets engaging the hinge rod between the journal members of the respective seat members, said journal members being more widely spaced than the axial length of the anchor bracket to provide for sliding movement of the seat members along the hinge rod.

2. The structure defined in claim 1 wherein means are provided for holding the anchor brackets in different adjusted positions lengthwise of the hinge rod.

3. A toilet seat construction comprising a hinge rod, separate complementary seat members each mounted on the hinge rod for swinging movement and sliding movement to and from each other by spaced journal members, a pair of rod-supporting anchor brackets engaging the hinge rod between the journal members of the respective seat members, said journal members being more widely spaced than the axial length of the anchor bracket to provide for sliding movement of the seat members along the hinge rod and stop means on the seat members coacting with the anchor brackets in any adjusted position of the seat members along the hinge rod for limiting the swinging movement of the seat members.

4. A divided toilet seat construction comprising sea-t sections having alined bores extending through each of said sections, a hinge rod extending through said bores and pivotally supporting the seat sections for raising or lowering movement, each of said sections being intermediately recessed to expose the hinge rod, and rodsupporting anchor brackets received in said recesses and engaging the exposed hinge rod, the recesses being longer than the axial length of the anchor brackets to provide for sliding movements of the seat sections on the hinge rod to and from each other, the seat sections at the ends of the recesses afiording stops that engage the anchor brackets and permit a limited sliding movement of the seat sections.

5. A toilet seat construction comprising a hinge rod, separate complementary sea-t members each mounted on the hinge rod for swinging movement and sliding movement to and from each other by spaced journal members, a pair of rod-supporting anchor brackets engaging the hinge rod between the journal members of the respective seat members, said journal members being more widely spaced than the axial length of the anchor bracket to provide for sliding movement of the seat members along the hinge rod, and being engageable with the anchor brackets to limit the sliding movement, and stop means on the seat members coacting with the anchor brackets in any adjusted position of the seat members along the hinge rod for limiting the swinging movement of the seat members.

6. A divided toilet seat construction comprising seat sections having aligned bores extending through each of saidsections, ahinge rod extending through said bores and pivotally supporting the seat sections for raising or lowering movement, each of said sections being intermediately recessed from beneath to expose the hinge rod while preserving an unbroken upper surface of the seat sections, and rod-supporting anchor brackets received in said recesses and engaging the exposed hinge rod, the recesses being longer than the axial length of the anchor brackets to provide for sliding movements of the seat sections on the hinge rod to and from each other, the seat sections at the ends of the recess affording stops that engage the anchor brackets and permit a limitedsliding movement of the seat sections.

FRANCIS J. MOORE. 

